Turkey will recognize Genocide only in case its statehood is endangered – expert
Turkey will recognize the Armenian Genocide only in case its statehood is endangered, head of the Center of Western Armenian Studies Haykazun Alvrtsyan told reporters on Friday.
Referring to the Turkish Prime Minister’s statement made on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the expert noted that the PM’s condolences were addressed to all the peoples that lived in the Ottoman Empire, including Armenians, who were killed during World War I.
“Once again, Erdogan voiced the viewpoint of Turkey that there is no issue of recognizing the Armenian Genocide and that it were citizens of the Ottoman Empire that died during World War I,” he said.
Alvrtsyan added that Turkey is forming a tradition of denying the Armenian Genocide every year on April 24.